Itaya River
River in Iquitos, Peru
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The Itaya River is a tributary of the Amazon River via the Nanay River[citation needed] in northern Peru. The Itaya flows alongside the city of Iquitos and the district of Belén.
| Itaya River Río Itaya | |
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A view of the Itaya River from the city of Iquitos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| City | Iquitos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 3°42′0″S 73°15′0″W |
| Length | 213 km (132 mi) |
Basin size | 2,668 km2 (1,030 sq mi)2,530 km2 (980 mi2)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Iquitos (near mouth) |
| • average | 153.27 m3/s (5,413 cu ft/s) 108 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Amazon Basin |
In Iquitos, a riverwalk and breakwater called Malecón Tarapacá overlooks the Itaya.[3] To the north of Malecón Tarapacá is Malecón Maldonado.[3]
The Itaya River is the namesake of the fan palm genus Itaya, which was first discovered on the river's bank.[4]
The 2012 floods of the Amazon, Itaya, and Nanay Rivers, amid the heaviest rains the region had endured in 40 years, left approximately 80,000 people homeless.[5] In April 2015, 11 hours of steady rain swelled the Itaya again, causing the Iquitos–Nauta highway to collapse at four points: kilometres 22, 22.2, 23, and 26.[6]
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